Abstract
Efforts to prevent firearm violence focus in part on federal licensees-gun dealers and pawnbrokers. Some licensees account for disproportionate sales of firearms later used in crime or denied because of failed background checks. These characteristics tend to co-occur and have been used to identify licensees who may be important point sources of firearms used in crime. Using data from a forty-three-state survey, this study finds licensee and community attributes associated with these characteristics, including sales of inexpensive handguns, exposure to illegal activity, and location in a major metropolitan area. Respondents with disproportionate sales and denied sales express increased concern about firearm violence and support for policies to prevent it, suggesting that some important sources of crime-involved firearms could be significant partners in prevention efforts.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 58-74 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | RSF |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2017 |
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Keywords
- Crime
- Firearms
- Law enforcement
- Violence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
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Firearms licensee characteristics associated with sales of crime-involved firearms and denied sales : Findings from the firearms licensee survey. / Wintemute, Garen J.
In: RSF, Vol. 3, No. 5, 01.10.2017, p. 58-74.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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